14-letter words containing d, e, s, l, c, t
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lend-lease act — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- monocotyledons — Plural form of monocotyledon.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- octodecillions — Plural form of octodecillion.
- old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- polar distance — codeclination.
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
- postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- restricted epl — (language) (REPL) The efficient subset of EPL used to write the core of Multics.
- sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- self-collected — having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed.
- self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-contented — contented with what one is or has
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-dedicated — wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal: a dedicated artist.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-inflicted — inflicted by oneself upon oneself: a self-inflicted wound.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
- shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- slalom descent — a winding descent
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.